asked the Minister for Finance whether he can state the number of persons in receipt of (1) old age pensions and (2) blind pensions in each county council area in Éire.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Recipients of Blind and Old Age Pensions.
As the reply contains a number of figures, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report. The reply is as follows:—
Statement showing for each administrative County and County Borough the number of persons in receipt of (1) Old Age Pensions, (2) Blind Pensions as on the 31st of December, 1937.
|
County or County Borough |
Old Age Pensioners |
Blind Pensioners |
|
Carlow |
1,411 |
56 |
|
Cavan |
4,446 |
175 |
|
Clare |
5,550 |
278 |
|
Cork |
12,699 |
469 |
|
Cork Borough |
2,475 |
227 |
|
Donegal |
8,914 |
359 |
|
Dublin |
2,325 |
75 |
|
Dublin Borough |
9,994 |
939 |
|
Galway |
9,572 |
342 |
|
Kerry |
7,176 |
410 |
|
Kildare |
2,064 |
82 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,645 |
107 |
|
Leitrim |
3,547 |
162 |
|
Leix |
2,133 |
85 |
|
Limerick |
3,886 |
245 |
|
Limerick Borough |
1,131 |
119 |
|
Longford |
2,232 |
144 |
|
Louth |
2,467 |
101 |
|
Mayo |
11,152 |
367 |
|
Meath |
2,467 |
87 |
|
Monaghan |
3,178 |
137 |
|
Offaly |
2,047 |
64 |
|
Roscommon |
5,613 |
172 |
|
Sligo |
4,334 |
144 |
|
Tipperary |
5,412 |
309 |
|
Waterford |
2,219 |
105 |
|
Waterford Borough |
910 |
66 |
|
Westmeath |
2,300 |
96 |
|
Wexford |
4,100 |
166 |
|
Wicklow |
2,297 |
86 |